into the last week …

7 days to the marathon.
Did 4 miles out and back this morning, as per Hal Higdon.  Got a couple of shorter runs to do this week and then nervouness ’til Sunday.
There were a lot of people out on the trail with one bunch of girls with a lot of excess energy, whooping and hollering as [...]

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down the stretch …

Just 10 days to M-day. I haven’t posted forever, but I have been keeping the training page updated.
I’ve missed quite a few days of running because of one injury or another. First there was the thigh that really started to hurt just after we completed the Sugar Grove 5K. I think I worked through that [...]

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mid week 9 – miler

Back in March 9 miles (8.6 to be precise) would’ve have seemed to be an enormous feat in and of itself. Now it’s almost a “maintenance” run – this is awesome. I’ve come a long way and I am focusing on staying injury free for the next couple of weeks.
Wednesday 8.6 miles.

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trying to go slow

I classified today’s 5-miler as a “recovery” run and consequently I was trying really hard to run much slower, I was aiming for 12 minute miles.  But I could get there, everything seemed to come out at 10′30″ – I think if I gone slower I would’ve have been walking – maybe not a bad [...]

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the long and the short of it

14.86 miles 2 42′ 10″ Pace 10′ 55″. That’s from Leroy Oaks to just pat Route 47 and back, 6 shot bloks, 16 ounces of Propel, comfy socks and shoes.
I gotta say it all seemed fairly straightforward and I was in a zone/rhythm that was comfortable. New battery in the watch and [...]

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